Opposition PDP on Tuesday accused the coalition government in Jammu and Kashmir of creating an "atmosphere of fear and uncertainty" to discourage people from participating in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections. Referring to reports of Taliban's suspected infiltration into Kashmir,party patron Mufti Mohammad Sayeed said,"The recent events had established beyond doubt that the government had returned to the age-old tactics of National Conference to use fear as a ploy for political survival." "Deliberate leaks were made through obliging news channels about infiltration of Taliban into Kashmir and even highly placed officials went to town suggesting their imminent arrival. "This was followed up with unfounded statements planted through shady news agencies in papers across the country about warnings of suicide bombings by militant groups to disrupt polls," the former chief minister alleged. Addressing an election rally at Lethpora in Anantnag parliamentary segment he said,"though underground organisations (Lashkar-e-Toiba) had denied the deliberate leaks by the intended quarters,there was no let up in creating a fear psychosis in the hope of a low turnout favouring NC candidates."
